Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nanbudō


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 18:27, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Nanbudō

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A simple Google search gave me lots of hits, but didn't give me independent and reliable sources. The only source in the article is to a general karate page. It seems like this art might well be notable, but it's been tagged for lacking good sources since 2007.


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions.  —Jakejr (talk) 20:25, 18 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Notes. Keep . It's full-on Karate-do here. He is a notable martial artist who has published several books about his art (notably Karate and Nunchaku) in the French language.  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 23:24, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The source you added is just copied from the nanbudo home page. The article still needs independent sources to show notability for either the art or the founder. Jakejr (talk) 17:49, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
 * All the work at FightingArts.com is original work. It has probably been copied the other way. Have just noticed this though. Most of this article is a direct copy of content that is on this webpage ikpkf.webs.com. It looks like that has been copied direct from Wikipedia including Wikipedia edit links. Now I have mixed feelings about this article. Also, I am having a really hard time finding any WP:RS other than the FightingArts.com article . I am striking my keep vote and just turning my contribution in to information for others. However, the martial artist that founded this style is notable and he has published several books. But this article isn't encyclopaedic and it is either infested with plagiarism or plagiarised by others. I think that there should be an article about the founder and any useful content in this article (if there is any that hasn't been plagiarised) merged in to that.  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 18:16, 29 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete No evidence this is a notable martial art with reliable and independent sources. The fightingarts.com article clearly says "Reprinted with persmission from the Worldwide nanbudo federation's website", so it's not a reliable source. Papaursa (talk) 00:10, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:12, 25 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete I couldn't find reliable sources to support any claims of notability. 131.118.229.18 (talk) 18:19, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Like the previous commentators, I couldn't find any reliable sources to show this topic is notable. Astudent0 (talk) 17:58, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.